title: The cervical spinal stenosis controversy.
abstract: Cervical spinal cord symptoms after a spine injury from contact sports require a more precise work up to detect cervical spinal stenosis than radiographic bone measurements alone can provide. Imaging technologies such as MRI, contrast-positive CT, and myelography more accurately identify true spinal stenosis and allow for safer return-to-play decisions.
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgery Service, Emerson Hospital, Concord, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Cantu
mesh_terms: D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D013130:Spinal Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices